Vanishing Grace
Whatever Happened to the Good News?
Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 298 pages ; 23 cm
"'Why does the church stir up such negative feelings?' Philip Yancey has been asking this all his life as a journalist. His perennial question is more relevant now than ever: in a twenty-year span starting in the mid-nineties, research shows that favorable opinions of Christianity have plummeted drastically--and opinions of evangelicals have taken even deeper dives ... Yet while the opinions about Christianity are dropping, interest in spirituality is rising. Why the disconnect?"--Amazon.com.
Contents:
A world athirst. A great divide ; Grace endangered ; Soul thirst ; Reclaiming the good news -- Grace dispensers. Pilgrims ; Activists ; Artists -- Is it really good news? Does faith matter? ; Is there anyone else? : the God question ; Why are we here? : the human question ; How should we live? : the social question -- Faith and culture. Uneasy partners : Christians and politics ; Holy subversion.
Subjects:
Christianity -- United States -- Public opinion.
Christianity and culture -- United States.
Witness bearing (Christianity)
United States -- Church history.
Christianity -- United States -- Public opinion.
Christianity and culture -- United States.
Witness bearing (Christianity)
United States -- Church history.
ISBN:
9780310339328 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
RELIGION Christian Life Yan | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 7/5/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-295).